I tend to be a bit harsh on the free game selections from both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, but March isn't looking too hot. Well, it's actually looking Superhot, because that title is being included and is the only thing I'd reco...

Have no plans for this weekend? Why not stay home and check out some NBA 2K18 on Xbox One? Don't have a real interest in sports games? You can also download Overwatch or Rainbow Six Siege and get to shooting. But wait, don't those require X...

My greatest professional regret came in the springtime of last year. Days before New Prey released, I wanted to run a review of Old Prey. See, the headline format for reviews around here is just "Review: Prey," and I was very much...

Roughly two weeks ago, the "Nuclear Disarmament" on the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain triggered and let players witness the hidden cutscene that was supposed to be a big surprise. This cutscene should have triggered whe...

Official controllers come in one shape, and one size. Most of us either aren't bothered by the fact, or have learned to work around it over the years. Being in the former camp, I've never really considered the need to help extend the grip o...

Splinter Cell: Conviction never got the love it deserved. While it certainly deviated from the established tropes of the previous four games in the series, Conviction's shift away from non-lethal choices perfectly matched Sam Fisher's motiv...

This past weekend on the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the "Nuclear Disarmament" event was triggered. For those unaware, this is one of the "hidden" events in the game that was to be unveiled once users online disarmed...

Minecraft still has not received the "Better Together" update on Nintendo platforms, but we're getting a step closer to that reality. Launched just today, people with a Switch or Wii U can dress up their characters as Master Chief from Halo...

Three good but very different Xbox 360 games are newly playable on Xbox One today. There was no shortage of cover-based shooters during the last console generation, but Spec Ops: The Line cut through the noise with its poignant story. The ...

After the relatively disappointing selection with last month's "Games with Gold" offerings, Microsoft has at least provided good games for February 2018. They are all fairly old and probably things you've already played, but they are all go...

Rising Star Games have announced that the deluxe edition board game of the notorious 2010 release, Deadly Premonition, is available to pre-order on Amazon, ahead of its January 31 release.In the board game, players walk the mean streets of ...

A selection of European GameStop sites have live listings for PS4 and Xbox One releases of THQ Nordic's third-person shooter, Red Faction: Guerrilla, originally released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC way back in 2009.The open-world adventure game...

I'm not sure where Far Cry 2 falls on your list, but for me, it's the most memorable game in the series -- despite not being my favorite to play. It's harsh pretty much across the board. It can often feel unfair. It requires patience and so...

The Switch is a perfect home for platformers it seems, as another tried and true classic has done very well for itself on the system. According to developer Team Meat, Super Meat Boy's day-one sales for the game have come "shockingly close ...

Coming at some point this year, Microsoft will be launching a "Career" system for gamer profiles that will follow you around through all of your activities on Xbox. This new effort is meant to reward people, such as esports players, who sti...

Super Meat Boy is just one of those games. It was part of the digital indie revolution, in part because of how replayable it is and how much it holds up years later. A ton of people (myself included) are planning on picking it up yet again ...

The Xbox Game Pass library keeps growing substantially every time the calendar page turns. The first month of 2018 is no exception. Actually, January might be one of the best months in the relatively short history of the program. Come New Y...

Heading into the new year, Xbox is leaning heavily into mythical monsters for its first month of Games with Gold. January's packed with stuff that's tough to kill. On the Xbox One side of things, Xbox Live Gold subscribers get The Incredib...

OVERKILL's co-op bank heist game, PAYDAY 2, will be hitting the Switch on February 23, 2018 for Europe and February 27, 2018 in North and South America. You'll be able to grab the game either digitally or physically or perhaps both if you'r...

Assassin’s Creed Rogue is a missing link of sorts with the series proper. It's considered a mainline game, but it was only ever released on consoles for the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of their lifespans. Because of that timing, a lot...

2017 has been an incredibly fruitful year for Xbox One backward compatibility. The console defining feature not only saw a large amount of 360 games, but also introduced original Xbox support and even 4K remasters of some 360 games. To say ...

For all its jank and clunkiness, Earth Defense Force 2017 is a game worth cherishing. Just hearing its name pop up makes me want to dig out my copy and play that one beach level with a million red ants. I love how their carcasses soar. I lo...

December is a time for holiday cheer -- snow glistening on the ground, people singing about reindeer, hot chocolate in a thermos. All feel-good stuff. Xbox's Games with Gold for December harness none of that spirit. Next month, Xbox Live Go...

Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's video game take on Netflix (even though I don't necessarily agree), can be a tremendous value. Or it can be a tremendous waste of money. It all really depends on how likely you are to rely on a somewhat-rotating ...

Skyrim was released in 2011. Six years later (almost to the day), it's still relevant. So relevant in fact that we thought it was worth a revisit with our review of the Special Edition, and worth covering yet again on Switch. Such is the po...